May 02
Spring in north Texas is the payoff for enduring the 110 degree summer. Most of the time the weather in spring, in Texas is intoxicating. Three things I find myself chasing when the weather warms and the world turns green: Canoeing, sometimes fishing and going out into the great outdoors to paint; aka Plein Air. …
Mar 29
This afternoon I came home from Terrell, Texas, having completed my forth plein air painting for the Annual Paint Historic Terrell paintout event. The spring paintout is hosted by wonderful folks of the NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance, or NETFAA. I participated in this event first in 2013 and enjoyed both the people involved and …
Feb 13
A little over a week before Valentines Day, I broke away from the “salt mines” and experienced the exhibit of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) at the Meadows Museum on the SMU Campus. I don’t get out to do this much, but usually when I do I am not disappointed. I would not have gone or …
Feb 10
I recently completed a small oil painting of a portion of the front of the Hall of State building in Dallas’s Fair Park. Considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the state, the Hall of State building is at the head of the parks Esplanade, which includes the Centennial Building, the …
Jan 10
You never know what the month of January will bring you in north Texas. Cold, ice, snow, or maybe a nice spring-like day that makes you want to go fishing. Not long after New Years day we had such a day. Several painters were heading out to Ellis county to paint around the Five Points …
Jul 13
Recently completed the second Texas & Pacific Railroad Station oil. It is 24 x 30 on canvas. This unique building was designed in the Zigzag Modern Art Deco style, and was originally completed in 1931. The “T & P” is perhaps the city’s best example of Art Deco.
